4 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 5/19/17

Xander Bogaerts, SS, Boston Red Sox

FanDuel Price: $4,000

This may very well be the high-water mark for Xander Bogaerts' salary this year, and although he keeps producing, he remains overpriced on most nights.

Bogaerts' success continues to hinge on a high .387 BABIP, and while his career BABIP is higher than most (.341), it's asking a lot to expect him to keep this up. He still has zero homers and a 56.3% ground-ball rate, making him a poor bet for the dingers we crave in DFS.

The Boston Red Sox are capable of doing damage to Kendall Graveman, who has a lackluster 4.49 SIERA and 16.1% strikeout rate. But he tends to keep the ball on the ground and limit walks, so he's less likely for a blow-up compared to the other lesser pitchers on the slate.

He'll also benefit from throwing in the confines of pitcher-friendly Oakland Coliseum. Overall, there are better matchups to exploit.

I may sound like a broken record every time I mention Bogaerts, but skip him until the price goes back down.